FORECAST COMING UP. CARLA. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, STEPH. OUR TIME RIGHT NOW IS 6.33. AND AS FLORIDA BRACES FOR MILTON, VOLUNTEERS REMAIN IN AREAS THAT WERE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HELENE 米兰体育13鈥橲 EMMA OWEN JOINS US LIVE FROM THE RED CROSS IN BIRMINGHAM. EMMA, THESE VOLUNTEERS WORKING REALLY HARD TO ASSIST STORM VICTIMS. YEAH. SCOTT AND CARLA, THEY SURE ARE. RIGHT NOW THERE ARE ABOUT 40 VOLUNTEERS FROM THE ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI REGION. THEIR SUPPLIES, THESE VOLUNTEERS SPREAD OUT ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. NOW THEY鈥橰E IN NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND TENNESSEE. DAVID ROURKE WITH THE RED CROSS SAYS THEY鈥橰E VOLUNTEERING IN SHELTERS, HELPING WITH DISASTER ASSESSMENT AND ALSO DELIVERING FOOD TO PEOPLE IN AFFECTED AREAS. NOW, AS FLORIDA PREPARES FOR MILTON TO MAKE LANDFALL, ROURKE SAYS THE RED CROSS IS READY TO STEP IN AND HELP. THEY HAVE MORE TEAM MEMBERS READY TO GO AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS ALREADY IN PLACE. WE HAVE PRE-POSITIONED SUPPLIES STRATEGICALLY BEFORE THESE STORMS EVER HIT, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE鈥橰E GOING TO RUN INTO AS FAR AS IT鈥橲 GOING TO BE AN ISSUE IS GOING TO BE BLOOD. WITH HELENE. WE HAD OVER 100 BLOOD DRIVES CANCELED, BUT THANKFULLY WE鈥橰E IN A POSITION TO WHERE WE CAN THEN SEND BLOOD AHEAD OF TIME FROM OUR OTHER AREAS TO THE IMPACTED REGIONS IN FLORIDA TO MAKE SURE THAT SURGERIES, TRANSFUSIONS AND ACCIDENT VICTIMS CAN GET THE BLOOD PRODUCTS THEY NEED. NOW, IF YOU鈥橠 LIKE TO SUPPORT THE RED CROSS MISSION, ROCK SAYS THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS YOU CAN STEP IN. YOU JUST HEARD HIM TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING A BLOOD DONATION, HE SAYS. THAT鈥橲 REALLY CRUCIAL. YOU CAN ALSO MAKE A MONETARY DONATION OR DONATE YOUR TIME BY VOLUNTEERING.
As Milton approaches, Red Cross volunteers from Alabama continue helping with Helene recovery
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Updated: 8:36 AM CDT Oct 9, 2024
As Florida braces for Milton, volunteers remain in areas affected by Hurricane Helene.There are about 40 American Red Cross volunteers from the Alabama/Mississippi region assisting throughout the Southeast. They're helping with efforts in North and South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Florida.David Rauch, American Red Cross spokesperson, said they're volunteering in shelters, helping with disaster assessment and delivering food to people in affected areas. As Milton approaches, Rauch said they're ready to expand these services."We do have more team members ready to go with Milton on the way," Rauch said. "Of course, some of our team that's in Florida right now has been asked to evacuate because we need them out of harm's way, but they will be moving back in as soon as it's safe." With natural disasters, Rauch said it can be challenging to get supplies to affected areas.For this reason, he said they have essential items in place already, ranging from shovels, to tarps, meals and even blood."One of the things that we're going to run into as far as it's going to be an issue is going to be blood," Rauch said. "With Helene, we had over a hundred blood drives canceled, but thankfully, we're in a position to where we can then send blood ahead of time, from our other areas to the impacted regions in Florida, to make sure that surgeries, transfusions, and accident victims can get the blood products they need."If you're interested, Rauch said there are several ways to support the Red Cross' mission.You can make a monetary donation, become a volunteer or donate blood. For more information, click here.
As Florida braces for Milton, volunteers remain in areas affected by .
There are about 40 American Red Cross volunteers from the Alabama/Mississippi region assisting throughout the Southeast. They're helping with efforts in North and South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Florida.
David Rauch, American Red Cross spokesperson, said they're volunteering in shelters, helping with disaster assessment and delivering food to people in affected areas. As Milton approaches, Rauch said they're ready to expand these services.
"We do have more team members ready to go with Milton on the way," Rauch said. "Of course, some of our team that's in Florida right now has been asked to evacuate because we need them out of harm's way, but they will be moving back in as soon as it's safe."
With natural disasters, Rauch said it can be challenging to get supplies to affected areas.
For this reason, he said they have essential items in place already, ranging from shovels, to tarps, meals and even blood.
"One of the things that we're going to run into as far as it's going to be an issue is going to be blood," Rauch said. "With Helene, we had over a hundred blood drives canceled, but thankfully, we're in a position to where we can then send blood ahead of time, from our other areas to the impacted regions in Florida, to make sure that surgeries, transfusions, and accident victims can get the blood products they need."
If you're interested, Rauch said there are several ways to support the Red Cross' mission.
You can make a monetary donation, become a volunteer or donate blood. For more information, click here.
